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Force of Nature Hike
Join us for our 2020 Force of Nature Hiking series with Romy Toussaint! Attend one hike or all! Learn about our trails and preserves with some light stretching in the beginning and end. These events are open to all family, friends, and ages (hiking difficulty will vary based on location). Please email lhorvath@fohvos.org with questions...
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#OptOutside 2020
Baldpate Mountain 28 Fiddlers Creek Road, Titusville, NJ, United StatesFoHVOS, RomYoga & Mercer County Park Commission partner for #optoutside on Black Friday, November 27th! Hike with us at Baldpate Mountain. Choose your hike distance up to 7 miles! This event is FREE, but please register so can ensure COVID safety. Hikes are limited to 25 people each with three different hiking options. Masks are mandatory. Please keep weather in mind and dress accordinfgly.
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Clean Communities
Public Works Department 203 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Titusville, NJ, United StatesJoin us on April 17th to help keep Hopewell clean! Clean Communities Day is an opportunity for groups and individuals to raise money for the nonprofit of their choice while helping clean up Hopewell Valley. We welcome all groups and individuals to participate however they must follow CDC guidelines. You must pre-register for this event...
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Force of Nature Hike
Woosamonsa Ridge Preserve Woosamonsa Ridge Preserve, Pennington, NJ, United StatesPhoto: Tom Ogren Woosamonsa Ridge Preserve, April 17th, 9am 2021 Force of Nature Hike Series Join us in 2021 for our continued Force of Nature Hike series. Join us for one hike or all! Either way they're free and open to the whole family (ages 13 and up). Masks must be worn and social...
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Hopewell Valley Dark Skies
As part of Hopewell Valley Green Week, FoHVOS, and Hopewell Township Environmental Commission are pleased to present the workshop: Hopewell Valley Dark Skies with Dr. Rex Parker Dr. Rex Parker will explore the problems of light pollution to both humans and migrating birds and what you can do to help. Rex Parker is an astrophotographer...
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Intro to Hopewell Valley Ecology
Mount Rose Preserve Mount Rose Preserve, Princeton, NJ, United StatesMount Rose Preserve We will capture the sights and sounds of frogs & salamanders and more on a daytime natural history hike on April 24th from 8:30 am to 11:00 am at the Mount Rose Preserve. The hike will include viewing and discussing amphibians, reptiles, birds, and more. Please bring binoculars if you have them! The...
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Hike with Hopewell Valley Running Man
Mount Rose Preserve Mount Rose Preserve, Princeton, NJ, United StatesJoin us for a Hopewell Valley Green Week hike with the Hopewell Valley Running Man. Registration does not guarantee attendance. In order to give equal chances to attend, we will randomly select attendees from the registration list on April 14th in accordance with CDC attendance rules. Please register families or pods on one registration request....
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Force of Nature Hike
Mount Rose Preserve Mount Rose Preserve, Princeton, NJ, United StatesMount Rose Preserve, May 9th, 9am 2021 Force of Nature Hike Series Join us in 2021 for our continued Force of Nature Hike series. Join us for one hike or all! Either way they're free and open to the whole family (ages 13 and up). Masks must be worn and social distancing where applicable....
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Force of Nature Hike
Baldpate Mountain 28 Fiddlers Creek Road, Titusville, NJ, United StatesBaldpate Mountain, June 13th, 9am 2021 Force of Nature Hike Series Join us in 2021 for our continued Force of Nature Hike series. Join us for one hike or all! Either way they're free and open to the whole family (ages 13 and up). Masks must be worn and social distancing where applicable. Register
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Butterfly Count
Thompson Preserve 95 Pennington-Hopewell Road, Hopewell, NJ, United StatesPlease join us on Sunday, July 11 at our Thompson Preserve to help count butterflies. We will be walking the trail through the restored meadow and looking for these flying beauties as we go. Once we are done at Thompson, we will head over to Baldpate Mountain to search the restored meadow there. No experience is necessary.
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FoHVOS 2021 Gala
Glenmoore Barn, Hopewell 105 Pennington-Hopewell Road,, Hopewell, NJ, United StatesVisit the FoHVOS 2021 Gala page for more information.
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Strike Team Professional Conference
Duke Farms, Farm Barn- Outdoors 80 Dukes Pkwy W, Hillsborough, NJ, United StatesPlease join us at the Duke Farms Farm Barn on Wednesday, October 13th from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. The event will be held in-person, but outdoors under an event tent. Continental breakfast and lunch provided. The conference will focus on the use of prescribed burning to combat invasive species. Learn and interact with a...
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Clean Communities
Public Works Department 203 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Titusville, NJ, United StatesJoin us on October 16th to help keep Hopewell clean! Clean Communities Day is an opportunity for groups and individuals to raise money for the nonprofit of their choice while helping clean up Hopewell Valley! Also, get a cool t-shirt!
Invasive Species Identification and Control for Homeowners and Local Strike Teams Seminar with Mike Van Clef
ZoomThese talks include a discussion of the problems that invasives cause in the ecosystem and their impacts in natural areas. We also discuss ways to identify and control invasive species, including using our phone app to record and store data. We also discuss the creation of stewardship plans designed to most effectively and efficiently treat...
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Great Backyard Bird Count
Heritage Preserve 1500-1564 Reed Rd, Pennington, NJ, United StatesPlease join Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space on Sunday, February 20 at 8:30AM for the Great Backyard Bird Count at the Heritage Preserve on Reed Road. We will be helping to count birds to take a real time snapshot of birds in our area. Our list will help researchers learn about how birds are...
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Clean Communities 2022
Public Works Department 203 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd, Titusville, United StatesJoin us on April 9th to help keep Hopewell clean! Clean Communities Day is an opportunity for groups and individuals to raise money for the nonprofit of their choice while helping clean up Hopewell Valley! Also, get a cool t-shirt! REGISTER HERE
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Naked Running Man Nature Walk at Fiddler’s Creek Preserve
Fiddler's Creek Preserve 43 Fiddlers Creek Rd, Titusville, NJPlease join The Naked Running Man, Sreeni Nair, on Saturday, April 23 for a nature walk at the Fiddler's Creek Preserve! REGISTER HERE
Build a Home Meadow with Mike Van Clef!
Hopewell Theatre 5 South Greenwood, Hopewell, NJ, United StatesAs part of their Wednesday Night Out series, Hopewell Public Library is teaming up with FoHVOS to to teach you how to replace part of your residential lawn with a meadow that supports a healthy ecosystem. Come out on May 4th at 7pm to the Hopewell Theatre, to learn the best ecological practices from...
Pennington Day
Main Street Main Street, Pennington, NJ, United StatesNew Jersey Tree Farm Day – Invasive Species Identification and Control (with field tours)
Clover Rod and Gun Club, Kingwood Township, NJ
FoHVOS Scavenger Hunt with HV Come Outside and Play
Grab your phone, download the free app i-Naturalist, and head outside with friends and family for a "photo scavenger hunt." Following registration, directions to play and a list of items to hunt will be sent you you. Visit fohvos.org/2022-scavenge in the weeks leading up to Come Outside and Play events for those same instructions, tips, and...
Wildflower Farm Harvesting and Farm Tour HV Come Outside and Play
Wildflower Farm 321 Pennington Harbourton Road, Pennington, New Jersey, United StatesJoin us at Wildflower Farm and help harvest seasonal vegetables while learning about growing your own food. Stay for a tour and meet the farm animals!
Duke Farms Master Ecologist Program – Invasive Species and Deer Management
Duke Farms Visitor Center
2022 Johansen Garden Tour
Learn to restore, maintain, and manage native species while visiting Erica Johanson's beautiful property which has been converted to an outstanding native species sanctuary. Hosted by the Amwell Township Environmental Comission. Event times will be at 10am and 11am. For more information contact: Alison at environmental@eastamwelltownship.com